what lies beneath

arts and monuments
Written By Marco Fazio

13th October 2016

The Roman temple of Mithras is located underneath the Bloomberg's new European Headquarters in the City of London, which was awarded the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture.

Discovered in 1954 during a bombsite clearing, the temple was dismantled and temporarily reconstructed on a site about 100m away. When the site was made safe again, before the new building was constructed, Bloomberg undertook the restoration of the temple to its original location and created a free public museum giving access to it.

stoneCIRCLE was subcontracted by PAYE to inscribe lettering and a representation of original planimetry in Black Granite panels. The panels, supplied by PAYE, were placed at the entrance of the archaeological site.

The carved inscriptions worked on by stoneCIRCLE give the historical information and a timeline of the various depths as you descend the stairs to the Roman temple, which now lies seven metres below the surface.

project details

  • client: Bloomberg L.P.

  • general contractor: PAYE Stonework & Restoration Ltd.

  • material: Black Granite

Marco Fazio

Marco Fazio is a creative director and photographer, working in fashion, lifestyle, hospitality, architecture and design.

Born and raised in Tuscany, Italy, Marco worked in architecture, interior and lighting design for more than 18 years. In 2008 he had a career change, starting his work as a photographer and designer in the UK. After years of passionate dedication, hard work and professional achievements, he was awarded the Fellowship certification (FBIPP) by the British Institute of Professional Photography and won the Peter Grugeon Award for the Best Fellowship of the Year in 2016. Subsequently, he has been admitted as a member of the highly regarded Association of Photographers (AOP).

Having achieved a stronghold in coordinated image and photography for the design and fashion world, Marco has taken his expertise into the hospitality market; the likes of luxury/boutique hotels, fine dining restaurants, drinks & beverage industry are all reaping benefits from his services.

Today Marco is leading his agency in assignments for the hospitality, design and fashion industries. Creative photography, coordinated image and brand marketing services are the core of his services. The crossover between genres and industries is a peculiar and essential factor in his work, which contributes to thinking outside-the-box and achieving a unique style rich in symbolism and contents.

https://marcojoefazio.com
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